Voluntourism Resources. Where to Look!
With school breaks around the corner and increasing interest in voluntourism, we’re sharing a list of sites that offer travel opportunities that give back.
Top Destinations for Philanthropic Travel
Where to go? The following five countries are the top destinations for philanthropic travel that we’ve been discussing lately.
Philanthropist Around Town: Estelle Reyes
This week, we speak with Philanthropist Around Town, Estelle Reyes, Director of Community Engagement at LA Cleantech Incubator, about innovation, entrepreneurship, and finding her path into philanthropy.
Ready to Launch an Impact Focused Start Up? Part 2/2
This week, we continue with four additional lessons for those ready to, or who have recently, launched an impact focused start up. If you missed last week’s lessons, you can view them here. Anticipate technical challenges. Technical talent isn’t as readily available in the social sector as it may be in its for profit counterpart.…
Ready to Launch an Impact Focused Start Up? Part 1/2
There are many resources available for entrepreneurs, and increasingly more for social entrepreneurs. Similarly, just as the path for entrepreneurs is challenging, it can be more so for impact focused start ups where the landscape is uncharted and the structures ambiguous. In this two-part post, we share lessons for social entrepreneurs and their start up:…
Social Sector Incubators – A List of Resources for the Impact Start Up
Similar to their for profit cousins, incubators in the social sector tend to have focus areas – like education and health access – as each industry demands its own expertise. They may also have size and possibly geographic emphases that should match your start up. Some prefer for the start up to be sufficiently far…